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Agreements Not to File Bankruptcy
By Sam Turco
IRS Debt Resolution Blog
9th Circuit BAP Reviews the Late Filed Return and Bankruptcy Issue
Keith Fogg, at the terrific tax blog “Procedurally Taxing” has provided a short review of the Martin v. United States Case wherein the 9th Circuit Bankruptcy Panel (BAP) rejects the…
Delaware Bankruptcy Update
Involuntary Bankruptcy Filed Against Metrogate LLC
On December 22, 2015, an involuntary bankruptcy petition was filed against Metrogate, LLC, in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. The petitioning creditors are various Taberna…
Bankruptcy Report
Second Circuit Provides Guidance on Subordination of Claims Under Section 510(b)
By Jason Zakai
In a recent opinion providing guidance to bankruptcy courts on a developing issue of law, the Second Circuit affirmed a decision of the District Court for the Southern District of…
Delaware Bankruptcy Update
Opinion in AgFeed USA – A Release of all Known and Unknown Causes is Binding, Even in Bankruptcy Court
On December 15, 2015, Judge Brendan L. Shannon of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court granted the motion of Hormel Foods (the "Defendant") to dismiss a complaint filed by JLL Consultants, the Liquidating…
In Solvency
Opinion in AgFeed USA – A Release of all Known and Unknown Causes is Binding, Even in Bankruptcy Court
By Fox Rothschild LLP, Fox Rothschild LLP
On December 15, 2015, Judge Brendan L. Shannon of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court granted the motion of Hormel Foods (the "Defendant") to dismiss a complaint filed by JLL Consultants, the Liquidating…
Bankruptcy Report
Puerto Rico’s Restructuring Outlook Remains Hazy
A request for unanimous consent made on Wednesday, December 9th in the Senate to a bill that would allow Puerto Rico to declare bankruptcy was unsuccessful. This prevents prompt passage…
Delaware Bankruptcy Update
Post-petition Interest Excluded from Unsecured Indenture Creditor’s Claim
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware held in a recent opinion that post-petition interest should be excluded from an unsecured creditor's claim, as otherwise it would violate…
Restructuring Globalview
Bankruptcy Won’t Help You Avoid an Oil & Gas Lease
A district court judge in the Middle District of Pennsylvania recently vacated a bankruptcy court’s decision allowing rejection of an oil and gas lease under section 365 of the Bankruptcy…
Bankruptcy Report
What Constitutes Fraud in Bankruptcy? SCOTUS To Resolve First And Fifth Circuit Split In 2016
Earlier this month the Supreme Court granted certiorari to hear the Fifth Circuit case Husky International Electronics, Inc. v. Ritz, which originated in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the…